League Cup · 3rd Round · Sep 24

Manchester City - Watford

Manchester City beat Watford 2-1 in League Cup (3rd Round). Goals: J. Doku 5'; Matheus Nunes 38'; T. Ince 86'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: D. Webb
Key events
5' J. Doku(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Grealish Manchester C
38' Matheus Nunes(2 - 0) · Assist: R. Lewis Manchester C
86' T. Ince(2 - 1) · Assist: G. Chakvetadze Watford
Quick stats
%72 Possession %28
24 Total shots 5
8 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 3
10 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 3
10 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
J. Doku(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Grealish
5'
Matheus Nunes(2 - 0) · Assist: R. Lewis
38'
HT 2 - 0
J. Doku ↔ SavinhoSubstitution🔁
46'
61'
🔁Y. Larouci ↔ T. Dele-BashiruSubstitution
61'
🔁V. Bayo ↔ G. ChakvetadzeSubstitution
N. OReilly ↔ J. WrightSubstitution🔁
73'
75'
🔁F. Ebosele ↔ M. PollockSubstitution
K. Braithwaite ↔ J. GvardiolSubstitution🔁
76'
76'
🔁K. Baah ↔ R. VataSubstitution
83'
🔁I. Louza ↔ P. DwomohSubstitution
86'
T. Ince(2 - 1) · Assist: G. Chakvetadze
FT 2 - 1
Match statsManchester City · Watford
Key stats
%72 Possession %28
Shots
24 Total shots 5
8 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 3
10 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 3
10 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 5
Passing
753 Total passes 284
691 Accurate passes 226
%92 Pass accuracy %80
Set pieces & discipline
10 Corners 1
1 Offsides 2
5 Fouls 6
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
HEAD TO HEAD2 meetings · 2021–2022
Manchester City 2
Too few meetings for a trend
Watford 0
2 Manchester City 0 draw 0 Watford
Manchester City won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
5.0goals / match
82total goals
0/0clean sheets
5-1Manchester City best win · Apr 23
%100 Over 1.5 2/2
%100 Over 2.5 2/2
%100 Over 3.5 2/2
%100 BTTS 2/2
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home1 matches
1W 0D 0L 5:1
Watford at home1 matches
0W 0D 1L 1:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Watford0W 0D 5L
2.60 0.00 Points per game
11 1 Goals scored
5 16 Goals conceded
2.33 1.26 xG average
1.04 1.76 xGA average
%40 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %20 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 3.8 Corners
0.8 2.2 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Watford1W 2D 7L
2.00 0.50 Points per game
19 7 Goals scored
11 23 Goals conceded
2.05 1.44 xG average
1.11 1.71 xGA average
%40 %10 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 5.6 Corners
1.5 2.4 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 23 Manchester City 5-1 Watford Premier League
Dec 4 Watford 1-3 Manchester City Premier League
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